Saturday, July 26, 2014

Curious
about the mystery behind this word? You just need to grab a copy and start
reading.

I did. And
it was totally worth it!

I’ve talked
a little about his book in an older Feature I had written about D A Botta and
his series, but today I’m here with my thoughts on the first book in the
Elyzian Chronicles series.

On her way
to Salem State College, Emily Hobbs has a chance encounter with a fortune
teller. The tarot reading unfolds in a
series of dramatic events that sets Emily on a collision course with
destiny.

Emily enters
the realm of Elyzia as a witch. Her
powers quickly develop, out of necessity more than the tutelage at Cedalion
Covenstead, as her life follows a preordained path of destruction and danger.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

This is Think out Loud. It’s a weekly meme created to help bloggers break out from the blogging bubble. The rules are simple. We post whatever we want and let people know what’s in our mind. Visit the creator on Thinks Books and join too. It’s so cool to share your random thoughts.

Thursday, July 17, 2014

This is Think out Loud. It’s a weekly meme created to help bloggers break out from the blogging bubble. The rules are simple. We post whatever we want and let people know what’s in our mind. Visit the creator on Thinks Books and join too. It’s so cool to share your random thoughts.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

You know,
planning doesn’t always works. It’s the spontaneous and random acts that make
the difference and really surprise us in a good way. And that counts for
writing too. Don’t plan, don’t think about it and then it will come to you. Isn’t
that what people say after all? Things come unexpectedly and the most beautiful
ones come when we least expecting them.

Monday, July 7, 2014

We want to
write, continue the story, the chapter and the book we’re working for so
long but a black, stony wall rises up before us, hiding the sunny view and the
flowery meadow. And now what? How can we bring it down with our bare hands?
Seems hard, it is hard, but doable!

About me

Hey, I'm Athina. I love to read and I have a special love for writing. I've written many short stories, two adventure-mystery novels (one in progress), two YA urban fantasy and I keep writing my way through life. I can't help it!
Besides reading and writing I love watching series, like The Walking Dead, Vampire diaries and Game of Thrones. I love long walks on the beach, swimming and hanging out with friends.
Well…that’s me and I believe we have a long way ahead of us.

Dark Places

I have meanness inside me, real as an organ. Slit me at my belly and it might slide out, meaty and dark, drop on the floor so you could stomp on it. It’s the Day blood. Something’s wrong with it.

How awesome are these opening lines? How can you not want to read this book and this story? When I started reading it, I thought: Okay, it can’t be better than Sharp Objects. Now, I can’t pick a favorite between the two books.

The book is written in multiple POV’s so we get a very good understanding about each character. We start with Libby and even from the start the pace is fast and right to the point. What I didn’t know but I was thrilled to find out, is that we see both future and past. Meaning that one chapter is about Libby in the present, and the next chapter is about her mom, or her brother back in 1985 a few days before the murders. It’s like this until the end. Present, Past, Present and it goes on.

Switching through time builds tension and as the developments unfold, I found myself looking forward for the next chapter, eager to know what happened in January or curious about Libby’s doings today.

Lies, false testimonies, crappy police work and complicated characters. Gillian Flynn ties them all together, leading you to a journey to Libby’s painful past and the ore painful present.

Dark Places is one of those books I wish I could forget, so I could read it all over again. Just to feel the same thrill and excitement of reading it for the first time.